Academic Timeline
2012 – 2023: American Academy School (Doha, Qatar).
Abdalla completed his elementary, middle, and high school education at the American Academy School (WASC-Accredited ©) in Doha, Qatar. Raised speaking Arabic in a Syrian household, he arrived to the American Academy at an immediate linguistic disadvantage, and struggled to keep up with his peers. Twelve years later, he graduated as valedictorian at the top of his class with a near-perfect 99% (4.0) GPA and multiple college-level AP (Advanced Placement) courses under his belt. An avid reader and writer, he scored an 8.0 on his Academic IELTS, a C1 in English language proficiency. During this time, Abdalla also served as Student Body Representative, Debate Club President, Head Prefect, and Editor at the American Academy’s student publication.
2021 – 2023: Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service (Doha, Qatar).
As a high school student, Abdalla regularly took part in university-level, research-based conferences. He was regularly ranked as one of the top debate speakers nationally, and was a frequent participant at Georgetown University’s prestigious, international Model United Nations conferences, where he was named “Best Delegate” out of hundreds of other students, three years in succession. Thanks to his detailed research, skilled oration, and tireless commitment to finding practical solutions to real-world political and economic dilemmas, he was named the “Best Delegate of the Conference” out of more than 800+ other high school students from all over the world.
Recent Articles & Publications
Abdalla writes about his experiences in medicine, the political and economic struggles facing the field, and how to change course once and for all.
